Sahel N. Abduljauwad

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Date of Birth : 1956
Place of Birth : Almedinah, Saudi Arabia
Status : Married, 6 children
Nationality : Saudi Arabian
 

Specialization

Geotechnical engineering, soil-structure interaction, and environmental geotechnique.

Faculty development, program assessment and distance education & e-Learning

Education

  • B.S. in Civil Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, 1978.
  • M.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1981, Thesis title "Offshore Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis".
  • Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1985, Thesis title "Soil Structure Interaction Analysis and Evaluation of Bounding Surface Plasticity Model".

Membership

  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
  • International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (ISSMFE)
  • American Association of Higher Education
  • American Society of Engineering Education

Employment

  • Graduate Assistant in Civil Engineering Department, 1978-85
  • Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering Department, 1985-1990
  • Associate Professor in Civil Engineering Department, 1990 1995
  • Professor in Civil Engineering Department, January 1996-present
  • Chairman of Civil Engineering Department, January 1996-2000
  • Director of Academic Development Center, January 2000-2003
  • Dean of Academic Development, 2003-present.